Ingress Protection (IP)

First Digit (solids) Second Digit (Fluids) Third Digit (Impact)

0 No Protection 0 No Protection 0 No Protection
1 Solid Objects over
1 Impact of 0.225 joule
50mm
1 Vertically falling drops of water (150g weight dropped
e.g. accidental touch
from 15cm)
by hand
2 Solid Objects over 2 Impact of 0.375 joule
2 Direct sprays of water up to 15o
12mm (250g weight dropped
from the vertical
e.g. fingers from 15cm)
3 Solid Objects over 3 Impact of 0.5 joule
3 Direct sprays of water up to 60o
2.5mm (250g weight dropped
from the vertical
e.g. tools and wires from 20cm)
4 Solid Objects over 4 Water sprayed from all direction
1mm - 4 (no meaning)
e.g. small wires limited ingress permitted
5 Dust - Limited 5 Low pressure water jets from all 5 Impact of 2.0 joule
Ingress directions - (500g weight dropped
(no harmful deposits) limited ingress permitted from 40cm)
6 Strong pressure water jets from
6 Dust - Total; No
all directions - 6 (no meaning)
ingress
limited ingress permitted
7 Impact of 6.0 joule
7 7 Immersion between 15cm to 1m (1.5Kb weight dropped
from 40cm)
8 Long periods of immersion under
8 8 (no meaning)
pressure
9 Impact of 6.0 joule
9 9 (5Kb weight dropped
from 40cm)